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Definitions

• This invention relates to N-phenylpyrazole derivatives, compositions containing them and their use as herbicides.
• the present invention accordingly provides, as herbicides, new acylamino-N-phenylpyrazole derivatives of the general formula: ##STR3## wherein R 1 represents an R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 8 represents a hydrogen atom, a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a straight- or branched-chain alkoxy group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a straight- or branched-chain alkenyloxy group containing 3 or 4 carbon atoms, alkyl and alkoxy groups within the definition of R 8 being unsubstituted or substituted by a straight- or branched-chain alkoxy group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group containing from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or one or more halogen, e.g.
• R 8 represents a cycloalkyl group containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms unsubstituted or substituted by a methyl or ethyl group, or R 8 represents a phenoxy group
• R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 8 is as hereinbefore defined, or R 1 and R 2 together represent --CO--(CR a R b ) m --CO--
• R 3 represents a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halogen, e.g.
• R 4 represents a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom or a nitro, methyl or ethyl group
• R 5 , R 6 and R 7 which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom or a nitro, methyl or ethyl group
• R 4 and R 5 each represent a chlorine atom
• R 3 R 6 and R 7 each represent a hydrogen atom
• R a and R b which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms
• m represents 2 or 3.
• R 1 and R 2 each represent a group R 8 C( ⁇ O)--, wherein R 8 is as hereinbefore defined, the aforesaid R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- groups may be the same or different.
• --(CR a R b ) m -- represents an unsubstituted ethylene or propylene group or an ethylene or propylene group in which one or more of the carbon atoms is substituted by one or two straight- or branched-chain alkyl groups containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
• ⁇ halogen ⁇ means fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.
• R 1 represents an R 8' C( ⁇ O)-- group and R 8' represents an unsubstituted straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, e.g. methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, 1-ethylpropyl or 1-methylbutyl, an unsubstituted methoxy group or an unsubstituted or methyl-substituted cyclopropyl group; preferably R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an R 8" C( ⁇ O)-- group and R 8" represents an unsubstituted straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, e.g.
• R 3 represents R 3' and R 3' represents a chlorine atom or a trifluoromethyl or unsubstituted ethyl group or, when R 4' , R 5' , R 6' and R 7' are as hereinafter defined, each represents a fluorine atom, an unsubstituted methyl group; preferably R 4 represents R 4' and R 4' represents a fluorine or chlorine atom; preferably R 5 represents R 5' and R 5' represents a hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine atom; preferably R 6 represents R 6' and R 6' represents a hydrogen or fluorine atom; preferably R 7 represents R 7' and R 7
• Particularly preferred compounds of general formula II as herbicides are those wherein R 1 represents an R 8' C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 8' is as hereinbefore defined, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an R 8" C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 8" is as hereinbefore defined, R 8' and R 8" being the same or different, and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 each represent, respectively, R 3' , R 4' , R 5' , R 6' and R 7' , wherein R 3' , R 4' , R 5' , R 6' and R 7' are as hereinbefore defined.
• Particularly preferred compounds according to the present invention are, referring to the identification by numbers hereinbefore indicated, Compounds Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 to 10, 13 to 18, 20, 22 to 25, 27 to 31, 36, 40 to 44, 47, 54, 55, 57 to 65, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 87, 89, 93, 96 to 99, 104, 105, 109, 110, 112, 113, 116, 117, 120, 123, 126, 128, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 143, 144, 148, 149, 151, 155, 162, 166, 167, 168, 178, 181, 183 to 187 and 189.
• the solutions of the test compounds were prepared by dissolving the test compounds in acetone. Application was from a standard laboratory herbicide sprayer using a flat fan jet travelling at 1.6 m.p.h. (2.6 km/hour) and delivering the equivalent of 530 liters of spray fluid per hectare, the spray pressure being 2.81 kg/cm 2 (40 pounds/inch 2 ).
• the solutions of the test compounds were prepared by dissolving 0.256 g of test compound in acetone and making up with more acetone to a volume of 34 ml, equivalent to an application rate of 4000 g of test compound per hectare. Solutions equivalent to application rates of 2000, 1000, 500, 250, 125, 63, 31, 16, 8 and 4 g/ha of test compound were then prepared by two-fold dilution with acetone.
• Test Procedure (A) The procedure described in Test Procedure (A) above was used except that a solution of test compound in acetone equivalent to an application rate of 2000 g/ha was prepared and solutions equivalent to application rates of 500, 125, 31 and 8 g/ha of test compounds were then prepared by four-fold serial dilution with acetone.
• test compounds were applied to the uncovered seeds as described above in Procedures (A) or (B) and the seeds were covered with 25 ml of sharp sand after spraying.
• a single pot of each weed species was allocated to each treatment, with unsprayed controls and controls sprayed with acetone alone. After treatment, the pots were kept in the greenhouse and were watered overhead.
• test compounds were applied to the plants as described above in Procedures (A) or (B).
• a single pot of each weed species was allocated to each treatment, with unsprayed controls and controls sprayed with acetone alone. After spraying, the pots were kept in the greenhouse and watered overhead, commencing 24 hours after spraying.
• Assessment of the control of the growth of the weeds was made 19 to 28 days after spraying by Assessment Procedure (i) or (ii) described in (b) above. The results obtained are presented below in Tables III and IV.
• the solutions of the test compounds were prepared by dissolving the test compounds in acetone. Application was from a standard laboratory herbicide sprayer using a flat fan jet travelling at 1.6 m.p.h. (2.6 km/hour) and delivering the equivalent of 530 liters of spray fluid per hectare, the spray pressure being 2.81 kg/cm 2 (40 pounds/inch 2 ).
• the solutions of the test compounds were prepared by dissolving 0.0755 g of test compound in acetone (20 ml), equivalent to an application rate of 2000 g of test compound per hectare. Solutions equivalent to application rates of 500, 125, 32, 8 and 2 g/ha test compound were then prepared by four-fold serial dilution with acetone.
• test compounds were applied as described above and the seeds were covered with 25 ml of sharp sand after spraying.
• a single pot of each weed species was allocated to each treatment, with unsprayed controls and controls sprayed with acetone alone. After treatment, the pots were kept in the greenhouse and watered overhead. Visual assessment of percentage weed destruction was made 21 days after spraying, in comparison with unsprayed controls. The percentage weed destruction figures were then plotted against application rates on logarithmic-arithmetic paper to calculate the effective dose (ED 90 ) which produced 90% destruction of weeds. The results obtained are presented below in Table V.
• test compounds were applied as described above.
• a single pot of each weed species was allocated to each treatment, with unsprayed controls and controls sprayed with acetone alone. After spraying, the pots were kept in the greenhouse and watered overhead, commencing 24 hours after spraying. Visual assessment of percentage weed destruction in comparison with unsprayed controls was made 14 days after spraying. The ED 90 values were then calculated as described above. The results obtained are presented below in Table VI.
• a method for controlling the growth of weeds i.e. undesired vegetation
• a method for controlling the growth of weeds i.e. undesired vegetation
• the N-phenylpyrazole derivatives are normally used in the form of herbicidal compositions (i.e. in association with compatible diluents or carriers suitable for use in herbicidal compositions), for example as hereinafter described.
• the compounds of general formula II show herbicidal activity against dicotyledonous (i.e. broad-leafed) and monocotyledonous (e.g. grass) weeds by pre- and/or, post-emergence application.
• pre-emergence application application to the soil in which the weed seeds or seedlings are present before emergence of the weeds above the surface of the soil.
• post-emergence application application to the aerial or exposed portions of the weeds which have emerged above the surface of the soil.
• the compounds of general formula II may be used to control the growth of broad-leafed weeds, for example, Aethusa cynapium, Abutilon theophrasti, Amaranthus retroflexus, Amsinckia intermedia, Anagallis arvensis, Anthemis arvensis, Atriplex patula, Bidens pilosa, Brassica nigra, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Chenopodium album, Chrysanthemum segetum, Cirsium arvense, Datura stramonium, Desmodium tortuosum, Emex australis, Euphorbia helioscopia, Fumaria officinalis, Galeopsis tetrahit, galium aparine, Geranium dissectum, Ipomea purpurea, Lamium pupureum, lapsana communis, Matricaria inodora, Monochoria vaginalis, Papaver rhoeas, Physalis long
• the amounts of compounds of general formula II applied vary with the nature of the weeds, the compositions used, the time of application, the climatic and edaphic conditions and (when used to control the growth of weeds in crop-growing areas) the nature of the crops.
• the rate of application should be sufficient to control the growth of weeds without causing substantial permanent damage to the crop.
• application rates between 0.01 kg and 10 kg of active material per hectare give good results. However, it is to be understood that higher or lower application rates may be used, depending upon the particular problem of weed control encountered.
• the compounds of general formula II may be used to control selectively the growth of weeds, for example to control the growth of those species hereinbefore mentioned, by pre- or post-emergence application in a directional or non-directional fashion, e.g. by directional or non-directional spraying, to a locus of weed infestation which is an area used, or to be used, for growing crops, for example cereals, e.g. wheat, barley, oats, maize and rice, soya beans, field and dwarf beans, peas, lucerne, cotton, peanuts, flax, onions, carrots, cabbage, oilseed rape, sunflower, sugar beet, and permanent or sown grassland before or after sowing of the crop or before or after emergence of the crop.
• cereals e.g. wheat, barley, oats, maize and rice, soya beans, field and dwarf beans, peas, lucerne, cotton, peanuts, flax, onions, carrots, cabbage, oilseed rape, sunflower
• the compounds of general formula II may be used to control selectively the growth of broad leafed weeds, for example to control the growth of those broad leafed species hereinbefore mentioned, by pre, or more especially, post-emergence application in a non-directional fashion, e.g. by non-directional spraying, to an area used for growing cereal crops, e.g.
• the compounds of general formula II may also be used to control the growth of weeds, especially those indicated above, by pre- or post-emergence application in established orchards and other tree-growing areas, for example forests, woods and parks, and plantations, e.g. sugar cane, oil palm and rubber plantations.
• plantations e.g. sugar cane, oil palm and rubber plantations.
• they may be applied in a directional or non-directional fashion (e.g. by directional or non-directional spraying) to the weeds or to the soil in which they are expected to appear, before or after planting of the trees or plantations at application rates between 0.25 kg and 10.0 kg, and preferably between 1.0 kg and 4.0 kg, of active material per hectare.
• the compounds of general formula II may also be used to control the growth of weeds, especially those indicated above, at loci which are not crop-growing areas but in which the control of weeds is nevertheless desirable.
• non-crop-growing areas include airfields, industrial sites, railways, roadside verges, the verges of rivers, irrigation and other waterways, scrublands and fallow or uncultivated land, in particular where it is desired to control the growth of weeds in order to reduce fire risks.
• the active compounds are normally applied at dosage rates higher than those used in crop-growing areas as hereinbefore described. The precise dosage will depend upon the nature of the vegetation treated and the effect sought.
• the compounds of general formula II When used to control the growth of weeds by pre-emergence application, the compounds of general formula II may be incorporated into the soil in which the weeds are expected to emerge. It will be appreciated that when the compounds of general formula II are used to control the growth of weeds by post-emergence application, i.e. by application to the aerial or exposed portions of emerged weeds, the compounds of general formula II will also normally come into contact with the soil and may also then exercise a pre-emergence control on later-germinating weeds in the soil.
• compositions suitable for herbicidal use comprising one or more of the N-phenylpyrazole derivatives of general formula II in association with, and preferably homogeneously dispersed in, one or more compatible herbicidally-acceptable diluents or carriers (i.e. diluents or carriers of the type generally accepted in the art as being suitable for use in herbicidal compositions and which are compatible with compounds of general formula II).
• compatible herbicidally-acceptable diluents or carriers i.e. diluents or carriers of the type generally accepted in the art as being suitable for use in herbicidal compositions and which are compatible with compounds of general formula II.
• homogeneously dispersed is used to include compositions in which the compounds of general formula II are dissolved in the other components.
• compositions are used in a broad sense to include not only compositions which are ready for use as herbicides but also concentrates which must be diluted before use.
• the compositions contain from 0.05 to 90% by weight of one or more compounds of general formula II.
• the herbicidal compositions may contain both a diluent or carrier and a surface-active (e.g. wetting, dispersing, or emulsifying) agent.
• Surface-active agents which may be present in herbicidal compositions of the present invention may be of the ionic or non-ionic types, for example sulphoricinoleates, quaternary ammonium derivatives, products based on condensates of ethylene oxide with nonyl- or octyl-phenols, or carboxylic acid esters of anhydrosorbitols which have been rendered soluble by etherification of the free hydroxy groups by condensation with ethylene oxide, alkali and alkaline earth metal salts of sulphuric acid esters and sulphonic acids such as dinonyl- and dioctyl-sodium sulphonosuccinates and alkali and alkaline earth metal salts of high molecular weight sulphonic acid derivatives such as sodium and calcium lignos
• herbicidal compositions according to the present invention may comprise from 0.05% to 10% of surface-active agent but, if desired, herbicidal compositions according to the present invention may comprise higher proportions of surface-active agent, for example up to 15% in liquid emulsifiable suspension concentrates and up to 25% in liquid water soluble concentrates.
• suitable solid diluents or carriers are aluminium silicate, talc, calcined magnesia, kieselguhr, tricalcium phosphate, powdered cork, adsorbent carbon black and clays such as kaolin and bentonite.
• the solid compositions (which may take the form of dusts, granules or wettable powders) are preferably prepared by grinding the compounds of general formula II with solid diluents or by impregnating the solid diluents or carriers with solutions of the compounds of general formula II in volatile solvents, evaporating the solvents and, if necessary, grinding the products so as to obtain powders.
• Granular formulations may be prepared by absorbing the compounds of general formula II (dissolved in volatile solvents) onto the solid diluents or carriers in granular form and evaporating the solvents, or by granulating compositions in powder form obtained as described above.
• Solid herbicidal compositions, particularly wettable powders may contain wetting or dispersing agent (for example of the types described above), which may also, when solid, serve as diluents or carriers.
• Liquid compositions according to the invention may take the form of aqueous, organic or aqueous-organic solutions, suspensions and emulsions which may incorporate a surface-active agent.
• Suitable liquid diluents for incorporation in the liquid compositions include water, acetophenone, cyclohexanone, isophorone, toluene, xylene and mineral, animal and vegetable oils (and mixtures of these diluents).
• Surface-active agents which may be present in the liquid compositions, may be ionic or non-ionic (for example of the types described above) and may, when liquid, also serve as diluents or carriers.
• Wettable powders and liquid compositions in the form of concentrates may be diluted with water or other suitable diluents, for example mineral or vegetable oils, particularly in the case of liquid concentrates in which the diluent or carrier is an oil, to give compositions ready for use.
• suitable diluents for example mineral or vegetable oils, particularly in the case of liquid concentrates in which the diluent or carrier is an oil.
• liquid compositions of the compound of general formula II may be used in the form of self-emulsifying concentrates containing the active substances dissolved in the emulsifying agents or in solvents containing emulsifying agents compatible with the active substances, the simple addition of water to such concentrates producing compositions ready for use.
• Liquid concentrates in which the diluent or carrier is an oil may be used without further dilution using the electrostatic spray technique.
• Herbicidal compositions according to the present invention may also contain, if desired, conventional adjuvants such as adhesives, protective colloids, thickeners, penetrating agents, stabilisers, sequestering agents, anti-caking agents, colouring agents and corrosion inhibitors. These adjuvants may also serve as carriers or diluents.
• Preferred herbicidal compositions according to the present invention are aqueous suspension concentrates which comprise from 10 to 70% w/v of one or more compounds of general formula II, from 2 to 10% w/v of surface-active agent, from 0.1 to 5% w/v of thickener and from 15 to 87.9% by volume of water; wettable powders which comprise from 10 to 90% w/w of one or more compounds of general formula II, from 2 to 10% w/w of surface-active agent and from 10 to 88% w/w of solid diluent or carrier; liquid water soluble concentrates which comprise from 10 to 30% w/v of one or more compounds of general formula II, from 5 to 25% w/v of surface-active agent and from 45 to 85% by volume of water-miscible solvent, e.g.
• liquid emulsifiable suspension concentrates which comprise from 10 to 70% w/v of one or more compounds of general formula II, from 5 to 15% w/v of surface-active agent, from 0.1 to 5% w/v of thickener and from 10 to 84.9% by volume of organic solvent; granules which comprise from 2 to 10% w/w of one or more compounds of general formula II, from 0.5 to 2% w/w of surface active agent and from 88 to 97.5% w/w of granular carrier, and emulsifiable concentrates which comprise from 0.05 to 90% w/v, and preferably from 1 to 60% w/v, of one or more compounds of general formula II, from 0.01 to 10% w/v, and preferably from 1 to 10% w/v, of surface-active agent and from 9.99 to 99.4%, and preferably from 39 to 98.99%, by volume of organic solvent.
• Herbicidal compositions according to the present invention may also comprise the compounds of general formula II in association with, and preferably homogeneously dispersed in, one or more other pesticidally active compounds and, if desired, one or more compatible pesticidally acceptable diluents or carriers, surface-active agents and conventional adjuvants as hereinbefore described.
• synthetic pyrethroids e.g. permethrin and cypermethrin
• fungicides e.g. 2,6-dimethyl-4-tridec
• herbicidal compositions of the present invention are plant growth regulators, e.g. succinamic acid, (2-chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride and 2-chloroethane-phosphonic acid; or fertilizers, e.g. containing nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus and trace elements known to be essential to successful plant life, e.g. iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, cobalt and copper.
• plant growth regulators e.g. succinamic acid, (2-chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride and 2-chloroethane-phosphonic acid
• fertilizers e.g. containing nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus and trace elements known to be essential to successful plant life, e.g. iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, cobalt and copper.
• Pesticidally active compounds and other biologically active materials which may be included in, or used in conjunction with, the herbicidal compositions of the present invention, for example those hereinbefore mentioned, and which are acids, may, if desired, be utilized in the form of conventional derivatives, for example alkali metal and amine salts and esters.
• an article of manufacture comprising at least one of the N-phenyl-pyrazole derivatives of general formula II or, as is preferred, a herbicidal composition as hereinbefore described, and preferably a herbicidal concentrate which must be diluted before use, comprising at least one of the N-phenylpyrazole derivatives of general formula II within a container for the aforesaid derivative or derivatives of general formula II, or a said herbicidal composition, and instructions physically associated with the aforesaid container setting out the manner in which the aforesaid derivative or derivatives of general formula II or herbicidal composition contained therein is to be used to control the growth of weeds.
• the containers will normally be of the types conventionally used for the storage of chemical substances which are solid at normal ambient temperatures and herbicidal compositions particularly in the form of concentrates, for example cans and drums of metal, which may be internally-lacquered, and plastics materials, bottles of glass and plastics materials and, when the contents of the container is a solid, for example granular, herbicidal compositions, boxes, for example of cardboard, plastics materials and metal, or sacks.
• the containers will normally be of sufficient capacity to contain amounts of the N-phenylpyrazole derivative or herbicidal compositions sufficient to treat at least one acre of ground to control the growth of weeds therein but will not exceed a size which is convenient for conventional methods of handling.
• the instructions will be physically associated with the container, for example by being printed directly thereon or on a label or tag affixed thereto.
• the directions will normally indicate that the contents of the container, after dilution if necessary, are to be applied to control the growth of weeds at rates of application between 0.01 kg and 10 kg of active material per hectare in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
• the 5-acetamido-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole may, if desired, be replaced in the above water soluble concentrate by any other compound of general formula II.
• a wettable powder was formed from:
• An aqueous suspension concentrate was formed from:
• the concentrate thus obtained may be dispersed in water and applied at an application rate of 1 kg of aqueous suspension concentrate in 300 liters of spray fluid per hectare to control the growth of Galium aparine, Veronica persica, Viola arvensis, Stellaria media and Galeopsis tetrahit by post-emergence application in an emerged crop of winter barley.
• aqueous suspension concentrates may be prepared as described above by replacing the 5-acetamido-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)-pyrazole by other compounds of general formula II.
• An emulsifiable suspension concentrate was formed from:
• the emulsifiable suspension concentrate thus obtained may be diluted with water and applied at an application rate of 1.5 kg of emulsifiable suspension concentrate in 100 liters of spray fluid per hectare to control the growth of Setaria viridis, Polygonum convolvulus, and Chenopodium album by post-emergence application in an emerged crop of springsown wheat.
• Granules were formed from:
• the granules thus obtained may be applied at an application rate of 20 kg of granules per hectare to control the growth of Echinochloa crus-galli, Eleocharis acicularis and Monochoria vaginalis by pre-emergence application or application to seedling weeds in a crop of transplanted paddy rice.
• a water soluble concentrate was formed from:
• the water soluble concentrate thus obtained may be diluted with water and applied at an application rate of 10 liters of water soluble concentrate in 200 to 2000 liters of spray fluid per hectare to control the growth of Galium aparine, Veronica persica, Viola arvensis and Galeopsis tetrahit by post-emergence application in an emerged crop of winter wheat at the tillering growth stage.
• a wettable powder was formed from:
• a wettable powder which may be diluted with water and applied at an application rate of 1 kg of wettable powder in 300 liters of spray fluid per hectare to control the growth of Galium aparine, Veronica persica, Viola arvensis and Galeopsis tetrahit by post-emergence application in an emerged crop of winter wheat.
• a wettable powder containing 50% w/w of 5-acetamido-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole, prepared as hereinbefore described in Example 2, may be diluted with water and applied at an application rate of 0.1 kg of wettable powder in 300 liters of spray fluid per hectare to control the growth of Abutilon theophrasti and Polygonum convolvulus by post-emergence application at the early seedling growth stage of these weeds in a crop of spring wheat.
• a wettable powder containing 50% w/w of 5-acetamido-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole, prepared as described in Example 2, may be diluted with water and applied at an application rate of 20 kg of wettable powder in 600 liters of spray fluid per hectare to produce a total herbicidal effect on vegetation at a locus which is not a crop-growing area.
• a wettable powder containing 50% w/w of acylamino-N-phenylpyrazole derivative was prepared as hereinbefore described in Example 2 but replacing the 5-acetamido-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole by 1-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-4-cyano-5-propionamidopyrazole.
• This wettable powder may be diluted with water and applied at an application rate of 0.02 kg of wettable powder in 300 liters of spray fluid per hectare to control the growth of Abutilon theophrasti and Polygonum convolvulus by post-emergence application at the early seedling stage of these weeds in an emerged crop of spring wheat.
• An emulsifiable concentrate was formed from:
• the emulsifiable concentrate thus obtained may be diluted with water and applied at a rate of 2 liters of emulsifiable concentrate in 200 liters of spray fluid per hectare to control the growth of Digitaria sanguinalis, Chenopodium album, Abutilon theophrasti, Polygonum lapathifolium, Amaranthus retroflexus and Setaria viridis in a crop of soya beans by application before emergence of both the crop and weeds.
• R 1 represents an R 9 C( ⁇ O)-- group
• R 9 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a straight- or branched-chain alkoxy group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a straight- or branched-chain alkenyloxy group containing 3 or 4 carbon atoms, alkyl and alkoxy groups within the definition of R 9 being unsubstituted or substituted by a straight- or branched-chain alkoxy group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group containing from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or one or more halogen, e.g.
• R 9 represents a cycloalkyl group containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, unsubstituted or substituted by a methyl or ethyl group or R 9 represents a phenoxy group
• R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an R 9 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 9 is as hereinbefore defined, which is identical to the group R 9 C( ⁇ O) represented by R 1 , and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, i.e.
• R 10 represents an R 9 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 9 is as hereinbefore defined
• R 11 represents a hydrogen atom or an R 9 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 9 is as hereinbefore defined and is identical to the group represented by the symbol R 9 in the definition of the symbol R 10
• R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, are prepared by the reaction of a compound of the general formula: ##STR5## wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, with a compound of the general formula:
• R 9 is as hereinbefore defined, in the absence or presence of a suitable inert organic solvent, for example a ketone, e.g. acetone, an aromatic hydrocarbon, e.g. benzene or toluene, chloroform, dichloromethane or dimethylformamide, and optionally in the presence of an acid-binding agent, for example pyridine, triethylamine or an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, carbonate or bicarbonate, at a temperature from 0° C.
• a suitable inert organic solvent for example a ketone, e.g. acetone, an aromatic hydrocarbon, e.g. benzene or toluene, chloroform, dichloromethane or dimethylformamide
• an acid-binding agent for example pyridine, triethylamine or an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, carbonate or bicarbonate, at a temperature from 0° C.
• a suitable inert organic solvent for example a ketone, e.g. methylisobutyl ketone, or an aromatic
• benzene or toluene and optionally in the presence of an acid-binding agent, for example pyridine, triethylamine or an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, carbonate or bicarbonate, at a temperature from 0° C. to the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture, to give a compound of general formula II C wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined and R 12 represents a hydrogen atom or an HC( ⁇ O)-- group, depending upon the reaction conditions chosen and/or the use of an excess of formylacetic anhydride.
• an acid-binding agent for example pyridine, triethylamine or an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, carbonate or bicarbonate
• R 1 represents an R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 8 is as hereinbefore defined, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, i.e.
• R 13 represents an R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 8 is as hereinbefore defined, and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, are prepared by the selective removal by hydrolysis of an R 9 C( ⁇ O)-- group represented by the symbol R 11 of a compound of general formula II A (wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 10 are as hereinbefore defined) or an HC( ⁇ O)-- group represented by the symbol R 12 of a compound of general formula II C (wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined).
• Hydrolysis is effected under mild conditions, for example by treatment with an aqueous-ethanolic solution or suspension of an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, bicarbonate, or with aqueous ammonia.
• R 1 represents an R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group
• R 8 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkoxy group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms unsubstituted or substituted by an alkoxy group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group containing from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or one or more halogen, e.g. chlorine, atoms
• R 2 represents a hydrogen atom and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, i.e.
• R 14 represents an R 15 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 15 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkoxy group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms unsubstituted or substituted by an alkoxy group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group containing from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or one or more halogen, e.g.
• chlorine, atoms, and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, are prepared by the reaction of a compound of the general formula: ##STR10## wherein R 16 represents a group R 17 C( ⁇ O), wherein R 17 represents a group within the definition of R 15 as hereinbefore defined or a phenoxy group, and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, with a compound of the general formula:
• R 15 is as hereinbefore defined, to replace one of the groups represented by the symbol R 16 by a hydrogen atom, to replace the other group represented by the symbol R 16 by a group within the definition of R 14 when R 16 represents a group R 17 C( ⁇ O) wherein R 17 represents a phenoxy group, and, if desired, to replace the other group represented by the symbol R 16 by another group represented by the symbol R 14 and R 16 represents a group R 17 C( ⁇ O), wherein R 17 represents a group within the definition of R 15 .
• the desired compound of general formula II E is obtained by selection of the appropriate compounds of general formulae II F and VI.
• the reaction may be effected in water or a suitable inert aqueous-organic or organic solvent, for example an alkanol containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, e.g. ethanol, or an aromatic hydrocarbon, e.g. benzene or toluene, or which is preferably an excess of the compound of general formula VI, at a temperature from ambient temperature to the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture and, if necessary, at elevated pressure, and optionally in the presence of a base, for example an alkali metal alkoxide, e.g. of the compound of general formula VI.
• a suitable inert aqueous-organic or organic solvent for example an alkanol containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, e.g. ethanol, or an aromatic hydrocarbon, e.g. benzene or toluene, or which is preferably an excess of the compound of general formula VI, at a temperature from ambient temperature to the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture and, if necessary, at elevated pressure
• R 1 represents an R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 8 is as hereinbefore defined
• R 2 represents an R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 8 is as hereinbefore defined, which may be the same as, or different to, the R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group represented by the symbol R 1 and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, i.e.
• R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 13 are as hereinbefore defined and R 18 represents an R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group, wherein R 8 is as hereinbefore defined, which may be the same as, or different to, the R 8 C( ⁇ O)-- group represented by the symbol R 13 , are prepared by the reaction of an alkali metal, e.g.
• the compounds of general formula II wherein R 1 and R 2 together represent --OC--(CR a R b ) m --CO-- and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R a , R b and m are as hereinbefore defined, are prepared by the reaction of a compound of general formula III, wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, with a compound of the general formula:
• R a , R b and m are as hereinbefore defined, or with a compound of the general formula: ##STR12## wherein R a , R b and m are as hereinbefore defined, in the absence or presence of a suitable inert organic solvent, for example a ketone, e.g. acetone, an aromatic hydrocarbon, e.g. benzene or toluene, chloroform, dichloromethane or dimethylformamide, and optionally in the presence of an acid-binding agent, for example pyridine, triethylamine or an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, carbonate or bicarbonate, at a temperature from 0° C. to the reflux temperature of the reaction medium. If desired, an alkali metal derivative of the compound of general formula III may be used.
• a suitable inert organic solvent for example a ketone, e.g. acetone, an aromatic hydrocarbon, e.g. benzene or tolu
• Alkali metal derivatives of compounds of general formula III or II D may be prepared in situ by reaction of the compounds of general formula III or II D, wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 13 are as hereinbefore defined, with an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, hydride, in a suitable inert aprotic solvent, e.g. dimethylformamide, at a temperature from laboratory temperature to the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture.
• an alkali metal e.g. sodium or potassium, hydride
• a suitable inert aprotic solvent e.g. dimethylformamide
• the compounds of general formula III wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, may be prepared by the process which comprises the cyclisation of a compound of the general formula: ##STR13## wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined. Cyclisation may be effected in the presence of an inert organic solvent, for example an alcohol containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, e.g. ethanol, acetic acid or ethoxyethanol, at a temperature of from ambient temperature to the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture.
• an inert organic solvent for example an alcohol containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, e.g. ethanol, acetic acid or ethoxyethanol
• Compounds of general formula IX may be prepared by the reaction of a compound of the general formula: ##STR14## wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as hereinbefore defined, or an acid addition salt thereof, e.g. the hydrochloride, with a compound of the general formula: ##STR15## wherein R 19 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, preferably ethyl.
• the reaction of a compound of general formula X with a compound of general formula XI may be effected in the presence of an inert organic solvent, for example an alkanol containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, e.g. ethanol, acetic acid or ethoxyethanol, and at a temperature from ambient temperature to the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture and optionally in the presence of an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, acetate, carbonate or bicarbonate.
• an acid addition salt of the compound of general formula X is used, the reaction with the compound of general formula XI is effected in the presence of an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, acetate, carbonate or bicarbonate.
• the compounds of general formula III may be prepared by reaction of a compound of general formula X with a compound of general formula XI without isolation of an intermediate compound of general formula IX from the reaction mixture.
• the reaction of a compound of general formula X with a compound of general formula XI is effected in acetic acid, in the absence or presence of an alkali metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, acetate
• the intermediate compound of general formula IX may separate from the reaction mixture, depending upon the solubility of the intermediate compound of general formula IX in the reaction medium, and may, if desired, be isolated before being cyclised as hereinbefore described to a compound of general formula III, preferably by heating in an inert organic solvent, e.g. ethoxyethanol, at the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture.
• 5-Amino-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole (28.7 g) was heated at reflux in acetic anhydride (150 ml) for 8 hours. The reaction mixture was then evaporated to dryness and the solid residue was suspended in ethanol (250 ml). Saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution was then added to give a pH of 8 and the suspension was then stirred magnetically for 16 hours. The solid obtained was separated by filtration, washed with water and dried, to give 5-acetamido-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole (23.7 g), m.p. 222°-224° C., in the form of an off-white powder.
• the solid thus obtained was crystallised from toluene (25 ml) to give 5-acetamido-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenyl)pyrazole (1.3 g; containing 0.2M of toluene), m.p. 115° C., in the form of colourless crystals.
• the diethyl ether filtrate and washings and the toluene filtrate were combined and evaporated to dryness.
• the residue thus obtained was triturated with diethyl ether (50 ml).
• Acetyl chloride (34 ml) was added to a stirred suspension of 5-amino-1-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-4-cyanopyrazole (8.0 g) in chloroform (34 ml) at 0° C.
• a solution of pyridine (5.4 ml) in chloroform (34 ml) was then added to the suspension thus obtained over 10 minutes, with stirring at 0° C. to 2° C. maintained by external cooling.
• the reaction mixture was then stirred at laboratory temperature for 2.5 hours and the solution thus obtained was evaporated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in ethanol (100 ml) and basified with aqueous ammonia (d: 0.880).
• the solid thus obtained was crystallised from toluene (300 ml) to give a colourless solid (13.8 g), m.p. 250°-251° C.
• the toluene mother liquors were cooled and the solid which precipitated was collected by filtration and washed with diethyl ether to give 4-cyano-5-dipropionylamino-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole (15.0 g), m.p. 133°-134° C., in the form of colourless crystals.
• n-Butyryl chloride (4.7 ml) was added to a stirred suspension of 5-amino-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole (5.8 g) in chloroform (30 ml) at 0° C. and a solution of pyridine (3.2 ml) in chloroform (30 ml) was then added over 10 minutes, with stirring at 0°-5° C. maintained by external cooling, to the suspension thus obtained. The reaction mixture was then stirred for 17 hours at laboratory temperature. Saturated aqueous potassium bicarbonate solution (100 ml) was added at 20° C. to the clear solution thus obtained and the mixture was stirred vigorously for 1 hour.
• Phenyl chloroformate (141 g) was added to a stirred suspension of 5-amino-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole (86.3 g) in chloroform (600 ml) at -5° C. to -3° C.
• Acetyl chloride (11.5 ml) was added to a stirred suspension of 5-amino-1-(2-chloro-4-n-propylphenyl)-4-cyanopyrazole (3.02 g) in chloroform (25 ml) at 0° C.
• a solution of pyridine (1.85 ml) in cloroform (5 ml) was then added to the reaction mixture at 0°-5° C. The reaction mixture was then warmed to laboratory temperature and allowed to stand overnight.
• This oil was crystallised from a mixture of diethyl ether and petroleum ether (bp 60°-80° C.) to give ( ⁇ )-5-(4-chloropentanamido)-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole (9.0 g), m.p. 126°-127° C., in the form of colourless crystals.
• 5-(5-Chloropentanamido)-4-cyano-1-(2,3,4-trichlorophenyl)pyrazole m.p. 139° C., after crystallisation from a mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane, in the form of colourless crystals, from 5-chloropentanoyl chloride.
• N-phenylpyrazole derivatives used as starting materials in the foregoing Examples were prepared as follows:
• 2,3,4-Trichlorophenylhydrazine (106 g) was added at laboratory temperature to a stirred solution of anhydrous sodium acetate (20.5 g) in glacial acetic acid (250 ml). Ethoxymethylenemalononitrile (61 g) was then added with stirring to the suspension thus obtained. Partial solution occurred within 5 minutes, after which a fine precipitate was formed. The mixture was stirred for one hour and then filtered. The solid obtained was washed successively with water, aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and water and dried to give 2,3,4-trichlorophenylhydrazinomethylenemalononitrile (118 g), m.p. 149°-155° C., in the form of a yellow powder.
• 2,3,4-Trichloroaniline (100 g) was dissolved with stirring in glacial acetic acid (875 ml) at 55°-60° C. A solution of sodium nitrite (39.5 g) in concentrated sulphuric acid (300 ml) was then added over 15 minutes at 55°-60° C. to the solution thus obtained. The viscous mixture obtained was cooled to 5°-10° C. and a solution of stannous chloride dihydrate (437 g) in concentrated hydrochloric acid (375 ml) was added at 5°-10° C. over 20 minutes. A fine, off-white solid precipitated. To aid filtration, the mixture was warmed to 60° C., allowed to cool to laboratory temperature and then filtered.
• 2,3,4-Trichloroaniline is a known compound, which is readily available.
• N-phenylpyrazole derivatives used as starting materials in the foregoing Examples were prepared as follows:
• 2,3,6-Trichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenylhydrazine (10.1 g) was added in one portion to a solution of ethoxymethylenemalononitrile [4.40 g; described by Huber, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 65, 2224 (1943)] and anhydrous sodium acetate (1.47 g) in glacial acetic acid (34 ml) stirred at laboratory temperature. After stirring at laboratory temperature for 5 minutes, a fine precipitate formed and stirring at laboratory temperature was continued for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then allowed to stand overnight at laboratory temperature and filtered.
• N-phenylpyrazole derivatives used as starting materials in the foregoing Examples were prepared as follows:
• the solid precipitate was washed successively with glacial acetic acid, water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and water, to give 4-methyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenylhydrazinomethylenemalononitrile (37 g), m.p. 140°-143° C., in the form of a yellow solid.
• the 4-methyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenylhydrazinomethylenemalononitrile thus obtained was heated at reflux for 45 minutes in ethoxyethanol (50 ml). The hot solution was treated with charcoal and filtered.
• Phenylhydrazines used as starting materials in Reference Example 3 were prepared as follows:
• the red oil thus obtained was distilled (bp 143°-147° C./20 mmHg) to give an orange oil which crystallized on standing to give 2,3,6-trichloro-4-trifluoromethylaniline (12.26 g), m.p. 37°-39° C., in the form of an orange solid.
• Ethoxymethylenemalononitrile [1.84 g; described by Huber, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 65, 2224 (1943)] and 2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenylhydrazine (3.7 g) were added to a magnetically-stirred solution of sodium acetate (0.6 g) in glacial acetic acid (15 ml) at laboratory temperature. After stirring for 15 minutes, a colourless solid precipitated from the clear brown solution obtained and stirring was continued for a further 15 minutes. The mixture was then filtered.
• Phenylhydrazines used as starting materials in Reference Example 8 were prepared as follows:
• 2,6-Dichloro-4-ethylphenylhydrazine (2.54 g) was added in one portion to a stirred solution of ethoxymethylenemalononitrile [1.55 g; described by Huber. J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 65, 2224 (1943)] and anhydrous sodium acetate (0.5 g) in glacial acetic acid (12 ml) at laboratory temperature. A fine precipitate formed after 5 minutes and stirring was continued for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to stand at laboratory temperature overnight then filtered.
• the phenylhydrazine used as starting material in Reference Example 10 was prepared by proceeding in a similar manner to that hereinbefore described in Reference Example 5 but replacing the 2-chloro-4-ethylaniline by 2,6-dichloro-4-ethylaniline.
• 2,6-Dichloro-4-ethylphenylhydrazine, m.p. 48°-50° C. was obtained in the form of a cream-coloured solid.
• n-Butylpentafluorobenzene [19.0 g; described by J. M. Birchall and R. N. Haszeldine J. Chem. Soc p 3719 (1961)] was added to a solution of hydrazine hydrate (50 ml; 99-100% w/w) in ethanol (100 ml) and the mixture heated at reflux for 72 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, evaporated to dryness to give a solid which was filtered off and washed with ethanol and hexane to give 4-n-butyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenylhydrazine (20.5 g), m.p. 80°-81° C., in the form of colourless crystals.
• 5-Amino-1-(4-n-butyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)-4-cyanopyrazole m.p. 123°-124° C., after crystallization from toluene, in the form of colourless crystals, from 4-n-butyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenylhydrazine, via 4-n-butyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenylhydrazinomethylenemalononitrile.
• 5-Amino-4-cyano-1-(4-ethyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)pyrazole m.p.
• Phenylhydrazines used as starting materials in Reference Example 14 were prepared as follows:
• Phenylhydrazines used as starting materials in Reference Example 14 were prepared as follows:
• Phenylhydrazines used as starting materials in Reference Example 14 were prepared as follows:
• the aqueous layer was decanted and the oil dissolved in diethyl ether and the ether was washed with water, aqueous sodium bicarbonate (sat.), water and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate and was evaporated to dryness to give an oil which partially crystallized on standing.
• the orange semi-solid (4.27 g) thus obtained was chromatographed on a silica column (Merck, 250-400 mesh, pressure 25 lb in -2 ) eluted with dichloromethaneethyl acetate (19:1), fractions being taken every 25 ml.
• Acetic anhydride (21 ml) was added to a solution of 4-isopropylaniline (27 g) in glacial acetic acid (62 ml) and the reaction mixture heated at reflux for 1.5 hours. The solution was then stirred and cooled to 10° C. and concentrated hydrochloric acid (67 ml) added. The reaction mixture was then stirred vigorously while a solution of sodium chlorate (6.7 g) in water (18 ml) was added dropwise at 15°-20° C. and the stirring continued at laboratory temperature for 6 hours. After standing at room temperature overnight, the reaction mixture was poured onto ice-water (1.51) to precipitate a brown solid which was filtered off and washed with water.
• Hexafluorobenzene is a known compound and is readily available.

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